Molecular-level environments of intercalated chloroaluminate anions in rechargeable aluminum-graphite batteries revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Jeffrey H. Xu, Ankur Jadhav, Damon E. Turney, Robert J. Messinger
Abstract
Solid-state <sup>27</sup>Al MAS NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations reveal that intercalated AlCl<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup> anions exhibit a wide range of molecular geometries and environments, establishing that the intercalated graphite electrodes exhibit high extents of disorder.
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